Using information theory to determine optimum pixel size and shape for ecological studies: Aggregating land surface characteristics in arctic ecosystems

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 574-589

  Stoy, P C ^a   Williams, M ^a   Spadavecchia, L ^a   Bell, R A ^a,b   Prieto Blanco, A ^c   Evans, J G ^d   Van Wijk, M T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information content; Kullback Liebler divergence; Leaf area index; Shannon entropy; Spatial averaging; Triangulated irregular network; Tundra; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON FLUX; ERROR ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODEL VALIDATION; NDVI; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; TRIANGULATED IRREGULAR NETWORK; TUNDRA; UPSCALING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ABISKO; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67649432616     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9243-7     Document Type: Article

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